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february 12, 2021 - Skoda

ŠKODA AUTO and energy services provider ČEZ expand photovoltaic systems at the Mladá Boleslav plant

› ŠKODA #auto CEO #thomasschafer and #danielbenes, CEO of the ČEZ Group, agree on extended collaboration on construction projects for sustainable #energy generation
› ŠKODA #auto commissions ČEZ with the construction and operation of the largest roof photovoltaic system in the Czech Republic while ŠKO-ENERGO will be responsible for project coordination
› At ŠKODA AUTO’s Czech plants, #energy for vehicle and component production will come exclusively from CO2 neutral sources from the second half of this decade onwards

Mladá Boleslav, 12 February 2021 – ŠKODA #auto is increasingly focusing on renewable #energy and today, ŠKODA #auto CEO #thomasschafer and #danielbenes, CEO of the ČEZ Group, agreed to expand collaboration between ŠKODA #auto and #energy supplier ČEZ. From the second half of this decade, the #energy required for the manufacture of vehicles and components at ŠKODA AUTO’s Czech plants will come entirely from renewable sources. The next joint project between ŠKODA #auto and ČEZ is the construction of the largest roof photovoltaic system in the Czech Republic, which is set to be connected to the grid at ŠKODA 
AUTO’s headquarters in #mladaboleslav later this year.

ŠKODA #auto CEO, #thomasschafer, said: “As a global car manufacturer, we take our responsibility for the climate and the environment very seriously and are implementing long-term measures as part of our GreenFuture strategy. We are pushing ahead with the development of energy-efficient and zeroemission vehicles, for example, and are converting our entire vehicle and component production to carbon-neutral energies. I am delighted that we will have the ČEZ Group and especially our longstanding #energy supplier ŠKO-ENERGO as  strong and committed partners at our side.”

Daniel Beneš, CEO of ČEZ, added: “ČEZ is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in the Czech Republic and we focus intensively on their development. We are also the largest operator of charging points for electric vehicles. Just as the future of transport is electric, the future of #energy is zero-emission. Working closely together, we are providing ŠKODA #auto with our expertise to jointly realise our ambitious goals for sustainable development.”

Part of the sustainably generated electricity at ŠKODA #auto comes from photovoltaic systems. At the end of 2019, the car manufacturer put a solar-power rooftop installation with a rated output of 441 kWp (kilowatts peak) on its Service Centre in Kosmonosy. ČEZ ESCO, which also has a stake in #energy supplier ŠKO-ENERGO, was one of the companies responsible for implementing this project. ŠKODA #auto is the majority shareholder in ŠKO-ENERGO, who supplies all of the carmaker’s Czech production sites with #energy and is also a partner in various #energy projects. 

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